Ronnie O’Sullivan scored his second successive whitewash win in qualifying after a 5-0 schooling of Christopher Keogan on Friday. The 41 year-old made it a Chinese double, reaching the main event of the Shanghai Masters after last week inflicting a heavy 6-0 defeat on Gerard Greene to similarly make the[Read More…]
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Big Names Continue to Roll in Lommel
Mark Selby survived a scare before advancing to the third round of the European Masters on Wednesday following a 4-3 victory over Lu Haotian in Belgium. John Higgins crashed out, though, becoming the biggest casualty of the tournament so far after a 4-1 defeat at the hands of Mark Davis.[Read More…]
Neil Robertson Blitzes in Belgium
Neil Robertson was in fine scoring form as he powered his way into the second round of the European Masters with a 4-0 victory over Fang Xiongman on Monday. In the three held over matches from the qualifying round, Mark Selby, Judd Trump, and Luca Brecel all managed to escape[Read More…]
Marco Fu Taken by Akani
Former runner-up Marco Fu crashed out of the International Championship in qualifying at the Guild Hall on Wednesday. The world number six became the highest profile casualty of the preliminaries so far in Preston as he succumbed to a 6-4 defeat to Thailand’s Akani Songsersmawad. The 39 year-old led 3-1[Read More…]
Mixed First Day for Seeds in China Championship
Mark Selby, John Higgins, and Ding Junhui all won their held over qualifying round matches as the Evergrande China Championship got under in Guangzhou on Wednesday. Selby and Ding weren’t at their best, understandably a little rusty as they contested their first proper matches of the season, but still managed[Read More…]
China Championship: Preview and Draw
The second ranking event of the season gets under way on Wednesday with the China Championship in Guangzhou. The China Championship was launched as a lucrative 16-man invitational last year, with John Higgins collecting a cool £200,000 champion’s cheque for beating Stuart Bingham in the final. With the field increased[Read More…]
Neil Robertson Eases into World Open
Neil Robertson was in fine scoring form as he easily qualified for the World Open with a 5-1 victory over Sanderson Lam on Tuesday. The Australian, winner of the inaugural Hong Kong Masters last month, compiled runs of 80, 79, 78, 64, and 60 as he powered passed the young[Read More…]
Neil Robertson Finds Form in Hong Kong
Neil Robertson was approaching somewhere near his best as he beat Ronnie O’Sullivan to lift the inaugural Hong Kong Masters title on Sunday. The “Thunder from Down Under” defied a tropical cyclone weather warning that threatened to result in the final being played behind closed doors, to eventually overcome the[Read More…]
Hong Kong Masters Final: Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Neil Robertson
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Neil Robertson will contest the final of the Hong Kong Masters as the lucrative eight-man invitational event reaches its conclusion on Sunday. With £100,000 on offer for the champion, it’s sure to be a competitive clash between the Englishman and the Australian. Both players emerged from tight[Read More…]
Marco Fu Delights in Hong Kong Masters
Marco Fu thrilled his legion of home support as the inaugural Hong Kong Masters got under way at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium on Thursday. The Hong Kong star came from 3-1 down to beat Barry Hawkins 5-3 and reach the last four of the lucrative invitational tournament. The top eight[Read More…]